{"id":"F2002B00092","name":"Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002","slug":"indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"93 of 2002","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31048,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2002B00092-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nIndian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002\n\nStatutory Rules 2002 No. 931\n\nI, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Christmas Island Act 1958 and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.\n\nDated 2 May 2002\n\nPETER HOLLINGWORTH\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nWILSON TUCKEY\n\nMinister for Regional Services, Territories and Local\n\nGovernment\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Indian Ocean Territories Redundant Regulations (Repeal) Regulations 2002.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on gazettal.\n\n3 Christmas Island (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal\n\nThe following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:\n\n 1958 No. 61\n\n 1979 No. 36\n\n 1980 No. 371.\n\n4 Christmas Island (Sittings of the Supreme Court) Regulations — repeal\n\nThe following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Christmas Island Act 1958) are repealed:\n\n 1969 No. 54\n\n 1981 No. 205.\n\n5 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Citizenship) Regulations — repeal\n\nThe following Statutory Rules (being regulations made under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955) are repealed:\n\n 1961 No. 52\n\n 1979 No. 39.\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 May 2002.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1568},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the limited housekeeping function described in its title—repealing redundant regulations for the Indian Ocean Territories. There is no expansion of scope or mission creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument containing only 5 sections","No defined terms, interpretation section, or legal jargon","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Straightforward repeal provisions that simply list statutory rule numbers","Single mechanical operation: removing specific regulations by reference number"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations are a legal **'spring clean'** for Australia's Indian Ocean territories. They simply **cancel (repeal) seven outdated regulations** that are no longer needed for Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.\n\nSpecifically, the instrument scraps:\n* **Old citizenship rules** for Christmas Island (three separate regulations from 1958, 1979, and 1980)\n* **Old Supreme Court sitting arrangements** for Christmas Island (two regulations from 1969 and 1981)\n* **Old citizenship rules** for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (two regulations from 1961 and 1979)\n\n**Why this matters:** These old regulations had become redundant (no longer useful), likely because their contents were covered by newer laws or administrative arrangements had changed. Removing them tidies up the statute books and avoids confusion about which rules still apply. It does not create any new rules— it only removes old ones."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002","history":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002/history","analysis":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/indian-ocean-territories-redundant-regulations-repeal-regulations-2002/documents"}}